Reddie Nights

🔸Shot 113 ~ Babysitting🔸

In light of a pretty shitty 2020, I hope you're all staying safe at least and haven't lost your sanity ❤️ I wish you all good health and a safe year. Here's a little Reddie chapter after a very long hiatus ~Jae👑

Age: mid - late 20s

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"Must you smoke now?"

Eddie rolled his eyes and Richie took another puff of his cigarette.

"You do know what those things do to you, don't you?"

Richie smirked.

"Indulge me"

"Uh, cancer? Black tongue and lungs? Teeth, asthma?"

"Ha! Eddie Kaspbrak, telling me about asthma. Come on, we all know your inhaler was just a placebo"

"Yeah, but you're gonna need a real one if you keep crapping up your lungs like that. Have you ever even seen a smoker's lungs?"

"Have you?" Richie cocked an eyebrow.

"Yes" Eddie said matter-of-fact. "And it's disgusting"

Richie chuckled heartily and flicked the cigarette to the ground, stomping it out. It hissed under his foot, and Eddie watched as the lit cigarette was extinguished to nothing.

"Alright, you got me, Eds"

"Thank you" Eddie smiled. "Besides, best not to smell like smoke once we get there"

"Good point" Richie agreed as he grabbed a stick of gum out of his pocket and shoved it into his mouth.

Eddie handed him some scented hand sanitizer and spritzed some cologne on him for good measure.

They made it to their destination and Richie knocked twice on the hardwood door before shoving his hands into his jacket pockets.

Eddie stood patiently beside him.

"Been awhile since we've seen them. Can you at least try to behave and help me this time?"

"Sure, Eds" Richie smiled.

A moment of silence. Eddie shifted his feet.

"Hey, Rich?"

"Yeah, hon?" Richie said softly.

"I...I've been thinking...what if we had a kid of our own too?"

Richie gulped.

A kid...Eddie Kaspbrak wants a kid!? It was already a miracle to Richie that Eddie put up with him and married him, but...to want a kid and with him?

Richie wasn't ready. He felt he still needed to grow up himself before he could ever raise a child.

"Eddie, I-"

"Unkie Ed! Unkie Ricky!"

"Hey, kiddo!" Eddie laughed as a young boy flew into his arms. "How you doing, Jackie?"